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Antenna Comparison

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Colton25

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This might be a dumb question to some, so I apologize in advance. What is the difference between Kenwood's helical and whip antennas? More specifically the KRA-17 vs KRA-23 vs KRA-27, obviously the sizes are different, are there performance differences?


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Performance is very similar, but helical antennas more narrowband. Whip antennas are wideband. It affects on both gain and SWR/power output.
 

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Considering getting the KRA-27M, do you think having it tuned for 440-490 will improve performance significantly?


Performance is very similar, but helical antennas more narrowband. Whip antennas are wideband. It affects on both gain and SWR/power output.






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